Scleria

Scleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Scleria; P.J.Bergius
Diversity
	About 200 species

Scleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are known commonly as nutrushes.^[1] They are distributed throughout the tropical world, and some have ranges extending into temperate areas.^[2] There are about 200 species.^[2]^[3]

The genus name Scleria is Greek, meaning "hardness", in reference to the tough seeds.^[4]

Plants of this genus are diverse in appearance. These are mostly perennial, but sometimes annual. Some have rhizomes. They produce solitary stems or clumps of many. They are a few centimeters tall to well over one meter. They have few leaves or many. The inflorescence is variable, bearing a single spikelet to over 100.^[3] Despite the variety, examination of the fruits and subterranean structures is required to distinguish species.^[2]

References[]

^ Scleria. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scleria. Flora of China.
^ ^a ^b Scleria. Flora of North America.
^ Merrit Lyndon Fernald (1970). R. C. Rollins (ed.). Gray's Manual of Botany (Eighth (Centennial) - Illustrated ed.). D. Van Nostrand Company. p. 290. ISBN 0-442-22250-5.

External links[]

Camelbeke, K. and P. Goetghebeur. (2002). The genus Scleria (Cyperaceae) in Colombia. An updated checklist. Caldasia 24(2), 259–68.

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[itis-1] Scleria. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

[china-2] Scleria. Flora of China.

[fna-3] Scleria. Flora of North America.

[4] Merrit Lyndon Fernald (1970). R. C. Rollins (ed.). Gray's Manual of Botany (Eighth (Centennial) - Illustrated ed.). D. Van Nostrand Company. p. 290. ISBN 0-442-22250-5.

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